Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-04-16

there waS nothing SAID about whipping or In
juring Haddock on anybody else. / never
knew II any such thing being intended or
talked about.
Cross-eyamination by the state.
Am not related TO John Arensdorf. My
wife Is Lis cousin. Am one OF the DEFEND
ants in THIS case. Was arrested a few days
after Arensdorf. Am under indictment for
marder. Came 10 Sioux CITY in the fall OF
1874. Witness then stated what his occGpa-
toms had been up To the ( me Of going into
he Milwaukee house. Have known Hart
since began keeping hotel. Saw Harry
81 erman In front OF the English Kitchen.
Drai X beer there that night. Went to Urtonrs
and tten To Junk's saloon. Both saloons on
Fourth street.
There were several persons in Junk's back
room. They were drinking. Muuchrath had
a dark bat ON. Am almost positive as to that
Thick Path had a straw hat. Think Scollard
had a straw hat on. Don't know what kind
OF tai Grady had on, nor what kind Of pants
or coat. Don't know how Scotland was
dressed. Don't think Trirber was there. /
don't remember seeing Henry letters there.
Don't know how thu were dressed. Got ac-
q~uainted with Trio Der about two months be-
lore the murder. Kntw him Till about a week
after the murder. Never knew Munchrath
till after the m1rder. Had known Leavitt 10y
sight ever since he came 10 town. Grady ana
Scotland were in the front room when Hart
4 went into junk saloon We went right
through TO tue naek room. Don't know who
were in the crowd with Leavitt--not a sinlle
one OF them. may have known
some Of them, but did not pay
any attention to them. Arensdorf was
on the lief side Of the alooa az we entered:
don't know what kiid OF "A coat or pants
Junk, had on I at evening"; don't know
whether be had IA hat on or not; Hart and !
fol owed LeHvitt and ms crowd right cut:
the crowd nay have b en- iorty or fifty fe [
IN advance Of us; there We're six or seven
| I'm I hA ar WI 4 IN 1 .A VT 1 hi. l. E-I,a N
man by the name OF J =. Browning. Never
TO d him hat we walked IapiLiy after the
crowd Lett Junk.s $ Don. The crowd
Fourth street DING west. When they got 10
Din,en's corner, | think We were $50 feet be,
hind them. Itey were all very near the high
fence. | did not recGgn.ze a single man in
the crowd but L"ayitG. The distance from
Jun X saloon {, Diuecn'scorneri is something
over a block and "A half. | did not tell Brow
ing that we started from Jupk's that iiyht
when ! heard that the preacher was to be
whipped. When we were In Juuk's saloon
some man came in and said the hUggy had
come. The man who came in was n pretty
larlt man Dpn't think 1T was Sylvester
Granda. Never saw him TO know him til he
came back rom Kansas City. The man had a
beard. | think. DON'T know now he was dr
cd. lie turned about ana went ont. He Just
came 10 the Ooor ard q little inside. He SAID
the buggy had come: had not heard before hat
time IA ytbing about a hu -gv, nor that any
DO is was TO be WHIPPED. Then the crowd
vent ont. We W Mt right aow0 TO the corner.
Leav 1t REACHED over an to'k my hat and
putt on did hotstup when ne lid so, but
went right on. As We went to the corner l
think We Wen a little fast than "A regular
ait: we may have sla, kcd up little al the
corner, tut We went RICH on; aS VI turned
south on Water rect. l didn't see anything.
the Columbia house or Of the livery stable;
did n look that way; saw no mau coming
on o the stable; wa not a warm personal
friend [ e9vitts a. that time; was not on
intimate terms with hlm and wa IN, er no
o legations OHM: when Hiddocs tell he
wa about twenty leet rom the curb: the
other man was facing east: he was proba-
bly, seven or eight feet 10 the no, tn and toe.
hind Haddock: | saw NJ one else in the
street; at that time thought the man who
Siiot was leaVlt; am satisfied that he / the
man who shot, ana was ruunlDg away. OIu
no' go 10 Uadiock. Heard he was shot a
few minutes alter getting To the hotel. Never
told anyone OF the occurrence till after Arens-
dorf was arres'ed. On the night Of TIE muir
der slept as usua' next morning got up as
usual. The reason J did not tell anyone of
the murder was because | was afraid of being
imu icated In the murder.
9 Why didn't you at that time say that II.
l.. Leayitt was guilty2
Objected 10 ~ the defense and the obiec-
ton overrulcd.
A. Should have said so had IL | had been
examined:
WItnoss continuing: Did not at that time
tell that Leavitt was he man who shot Had.
d1ck, never told any magistrate that fact never
told The district attorney or any officer. or
any person ssoclated with a prosecuting
officer IN this case, that Lravitt shot Hadduck
Q. Why didn't youl A. My attorneys ad-
v:srd me not to talk about The case.
q. Why didn't Yhn tell before you had al
torncyei A.. Well, il auyoody HAD asked me
| would have told.
Q. WY didn's you let 1t be known so that
sume fl er coulG ask youl a. / thought IT
might lmplicatt me.
Knew Ri rex only by sight; there was
no frierdship between my self aud Biemarck's
wife before the murder; went with her To
Council Bluffs; bought her tickets 10 san.
Francisco; slgnrd her name TO the tickets
''Mrs. Bi,mgrvk ~ did not tell BroWuiBg any
hing about pounding naddoch did not tell
hlm knew " no feed the shot; III not tell
Browning ! didn't see TIE man sufficiently to
recognize him.
Rroxanined by the defense. Acted on the
advIc" OF my attorneys at the preliminary
examination when | went 10 Omaha was on
business Il my own; Bisuarok's wife was on
the same train; supposed she WAS only going
10 Omaha; ii c asked me 10 buy her ticket 10
San Francisco; She gave me the money to buy
the ticket: cashrd IA check OF $50 for Bis
inarck's W fe given by Matt Francia,us; never
saw bismarck's wife before that; no one re.
uu'Htti III L EO VAL HfE W cAldNa, Afchb-
u, RI did not request me To go.
REORGANIZATION:
Never had an attorney In the case till after
my arrest; did not tell who committed the
murder because | was not asked about it.
FRANK HILL.
sworn: i live in sioux iLy was busir ess
mabag-r or he lily d last August:
was present at the time and wrote ut the
confession OF Harry l.. Leavitt in Chicago;
the original WAS sworn TO Dy the witness:
no identified II as such; have known Leayitt
FOR about on ~ q "a hal. years; iHE TRIB-
n dld his printing: remember the time
Leavitt went away; saw him in CHICAGO
during tie first part OF October; saw him
there seven or eis ut days after l arrived in
that city ID. w Wood, Mrs. Lcavitt and
(has. smith were present when l met him;
commenced In afternoon to write state
mrnnt: he statement was finished the ext
morning: 1 only took down the vital points
OF what he shld: wiibess excused.
JOHN
Recalled by defense for crc5s-examina-
ton.
/ have testified in this case on the part Of
the State: my judgment l. that the man that
fiT. d the shot did not cross the brlCge but
ran up Water Sire I; my judgment has al
ways been that 1t was not John Arensdorf
thatHrrd the shot; tod County Attorney
war h before the meets K Of grand Jury That
II was net John ArenSu, II that fired the
shot; Here The court or cred the testimony
OF this witness 10 be accorded AS direct owl.
denee for the deiensrl.
R6-dir CT minot ton by state:
The man that fired the shot look heavy
long steps towards the Columbia house;